OSHA Inspection: ER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, AL, employees working on the second floor of a home were not protected from falling objects such as, hand tools and decking materials while other employees worked above them.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, AL, employees using hand tools such as, a nail gun and skilsaw were not wearing safety glasses while cutting or nailing plywood.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, AL, employees installing plywood decking on the roof trusses at approximately 19 feet above the ground were not protected from falls.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, AL, employees installing plywood decking materials were not aware of the fall hazards.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, employee using the stairs at approximately 10 feet above the ground to access the second floor were not protected from falls by handrails.

Issued

2014-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) may be cited as an additional violation to support this requirement:  a) On or about 04/10/2014 - 7011 Derby Drive, Lot 34, Owens Cross Roads, AL, employees ascending and descending stairs at approximately 9 feet above the ground, to install plywood decking on the second floor, were not aware of the hazards.